[Lea N]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

I forgot to ask, I am assuming that you are new to cataract surgery, so I strongly suggest you familiarize yourself with all of the options. There are 'standard' lens covered by Medicare, and then there are several upscale lens and variations that are not fully covered. From my research some of these have side effects that people were not happy with. Also, there are some eye problems that cannot be corrected with new lens, specifically if you need a prism or if you have astigmatism, I have both so I went with the standard lens corrected for distance, and glasses for reading and these two corrections. I have been wearing glasses since age 11 so it was not a big deal to continue. I have 20/15 for distance without my glasses, and about the same for everything else with my glasses. Also, Medicare does not cover the LASER type surgery, I opted for the traditional knife, with no problems.

Hope this helps.

Even though I'm not the OP I want to thank you for your thorough answer. My husband needs prism and also has astigmatism. He also has his first upoming appointment at Lake Eye for cataract surgery. A few months back we went to a different doctor and because my husband is disabled and can't walk from wheelchair to bed and back for surgery unassisted they won't do the surgery. Lake Eye makes it so much easier. We will have medical transport to move my husband from wheelchair to bed and back after surgery. Back into bed at home, if needed afterwards. I appreciate your input on this.

[gshoemaker]

Originally Posted by MikeC

Any experience with cataract surgery at lake eye

Had great results with Dr Holman at Lake Eye Just referred my friend Diane to him too

[Driller703]

Originally Posted by MikeC

Any experience with cataract surgery at lake eye

Dr Holman is the best. Highly recommend Lake Eye.

[KathyW]

Originally Posted by MikeC

Any experience with cataract surgery at lake eye

I go to Dr Gutti - take a look at how many cataract surgeries he has performed. He is the best. I am very happy with results.

[bilcon]

Originally Posted by mrf6969

Yes Dr. Holman is very compassionate, has a fantastic personality and a reputation of being one of if not the best eye surgeon in Florida. He did my wife's eyes 10 years ago with multifocal lenses and today sight is still perfect.

I wore glasses for reading and distance for 40 years. Several years ago I had Dr. Holman perform surgery on both eyes for cataracts. I also had multifocal lenses put in. He was fantastic, and today my eye sight is also still perfect.